Dentistry News 03/2015

I would like my legacy to be that I embedded the right values and advocacy of responsible approach to business throughout our organization and the dental industry. When you were a kid, what did you want to be? Having a dentist for a father, it was ...(Mar 1, 2015, Nevada Business Magazine)

HEALTH: “At first, we were all dentists,” says one distinguished dentist about the governing board of the Capital Area Dental Foundation, which provides dental services to the needy. “Now, non-dentists are starting to run the show. And the dentists are ...(Mar 1, 2015, austin360 (blog))

Dalhousie University students participating in a restorative-justice process will release an open letter Monday in which they make clear the toll that the controversy over misogynistic posts made by male dentistry students has taken on their entire ...(Mar 2, 2015, The Globe and Mail)

Dalhousie dentistry students release statement about Facebook scandal

The 29 members of the fourth-year dentistry class at Dalhousie University taking part in the restorative justice process have posted an 1,800-word statement to the university's website regarding the Dalhousie dentistry scandal. The statement is posted ...(Mar 2, 2015, CBC.ca)

Men involved in Dalhousie dentistry scandal apologize for postings

The university in Halifax posted a joint statement dated Sunday by 29 members of the fourth-year dentistry class on its website, with the unidentified students who wrote what is described as an open letter saying they wanted to comment before an ...(Mar 2, 2015, CTV News)

Cressey & Company invests in Dental Services Group

Founded in 1989, DSG is a leading full-service network of over 40 dental laboratories in the United States, with offshore partnerships in Asia that offers customers a variety of options in fixed, removable, implant, orthodontics and sleep dentistry ...(Mar 2, 2015, Thomson Reuters' peHUB (press release))

Dalhousie male and female dentistry students pen open letter to address ...

Refresh Dental is donating $40,000 toward the building of a ticket booth that will be housed at the new Boardman Stadium which is to open in the fall of 2015. The stadium will have two ticket booths when the project is finished. “Our recent ...(Mar 2, 2015, Youngstown Vindicator)

What Lawyers Must Learn From Dentists About The Unauthorized Practice Of Law

Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the opinion for the six-justice majority, holding that the FTC could hold the Board of Dental Examiners accountable for its anticompetitive efforts to drive non-dentist teeth whitening services out of the state. The ...(Mar 2, 2015, Above the Law)

Residents seeking a new dentist in Moreno Valley, CA now have a beautiful, new practice available to provide them with high-quality family dental services and specialty dental care. Coast Dental Moreno Valley has opened near Papa John's in the CVS ...(Mar 2, 2015, Insurance News Net)

Point Place Dental open house is March 5

Alison Mlodik is the dentist at Point Place Dental. Originally from Hatley, Mlodik attended D.C. Everest High School and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire before graduating from dental school at the University of Iowa. Mlodik is a member of the ...(Mar 2, 2015, Stevenspointjournal)

BRANSON, Mo.-- A Taney County health clinic is meeting a pressing need in the community after receiving a $450,000 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health. Faith Community Health, in Branson, had been offering dental services one day a week; ...(Mar 2, 2015, OzarksFirst.com)

'El Dentista' sentenced to 6 years for practicing dentistry without license

Eliver Kestler, the Santa Fe man known as "El Dentista," pleaded guilty in Santa Fe District Court Monday to one count of forgery and four counts of practicing dentistry without a license. He was sentenced to six years in prison and will get credit for ...(Mar 2, 2015, KOB.com)

Dalhousie dentistry students in scandal may not graduate in spring

Dalhousie University president Richard Florizone says some of the men involved in the dentistry school's Facebook scandal will not be able to graduate this spring because of the clinic time they have missed while under suspension. However, Florizone ...(Mar 2, 2015, CBC.ca)

Danbury vet has big focus on dental care

Besides offering care to a variety of animals, Hubsher said the hospital also offers surgical services and extensive dental care. Just about every animal that comes to the hospital, he said, gets a dental checkup. "Dental care for animals is something ...(Mar 2, 2015, Danbury News Times)

Bridging the gap between dentistry, physical therapy, and the TMJ

The intricacy of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and its relationship as to how it affects the harmony of the oral environment warrants analysis and understanding from an angle that many dentists are unaware of—physical therapy. What concepts are ...(Mar 2, 2015, Dentistry IQ)

Dental Students Visit Maxwell Public Schools

Children often do not know how to exercise proper dental hygiene and three students enrolled at the Mid Plains community college dental assistant program worked to change that today. The soon–to–be dental assistants used pictures, models and ...(Mar 2, 2015, knopnews2)

Dixie State provides dental help to those in need

ST. GEORGE — Not many people enjoy the thought of going to the dentist, especially when you're bound to hear drills and scrapers echoing in your mouth. While it is important to take care of teeth, visits can become so expensive they get neglected ...(Mar 2, 2015, KSL.com)

Medical-dental summit set March 6 in Richland

The event, presented by the Benton-Franklin Community Health Alliance and the Benton-Franklin Counties Dental Society, runs from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. It follows last year's successful summit, which drew national experts on topics from oral health and ...(Mar 2, 2015, Mid Columbia Tri City Herald)

Naples dental surgeon charged with DUI, cocaine possession

A Naples dental surgeon has bonded out of jail after being arrested on DUI and cocaine possession charges. Collier County deputies say they saw Dr. Gregory Casey swerving on U.S. 41 near Vanderbilt Beach Road in his Range Rover on Friday. According ...(Mar 3, 2015, Naples Daily News)

New Wilmington dentist volunteers at Guatemala clinic

We were all smiles,” remembered Dr. Jack Reed of New Wilmington, as he recounted his late-January volunteer dentistry trip to the Central American country. Reed's trip is one of many he's taken in the last 15 years to help underserved populations with ...(Mar 3, 2015, New Castle News)

news In detail

STM publisher Springer has launched a new open access journal, the International Journal of Implant Dentistry. Sponsored by the German Association of Dental Implantology (DGI) and the Japanese Socieities of Oral Implantology (JSOI), and published by ...(Mar 3, 2015, Knowledgespeak)

A Dental Office that Cares

Convenience - Apex Dental offers early and late appointments. They know that its hard to take time away from work or school and want patients to be able to get appointments based around their schedules. Its also a convenient place for moms. Moms can ...(Mar 3, 2015, Good4Utah)

Bridging the gap between dentistry, physical therapy, and the TMJ

The intricacy of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and its relationship as to how it affects the harmony of the oral environment warrants analysis and understanding from an angle that many dentists are unaware of—physical therapy. What concepts are ...(Mar 3, 2015, Dentistry IQ)

Great Expressions Dental Centers highlight pediatric dental care

During National Children's Dental Health Month, Great Expressions Dental Centers (GEDC) in Miami is providing parents with simple tips children can follow for healthy oral hygiene. Pediatric dental disease is five times more common than asthma and ...(Mar 3, 2015, Miami's Community Newspapers)

Robert Mandell, an Orlando attorney representing the dentists, said Tuesday that their licenses are not affected by the investigation and confirmed that his clients are open for business. Mandell said they are not seeing Medicaid patients while the ...(Mar 3, 2015, Ocala)

Lone Dalhousie dentistry student still fighting for return to class

The school announced Monday that it has allowed 12 male dentistry students to return to clinical practice less than two months after they were suspended for allegedly participating in a Facebook page that contained sexually violent content about female ...(Mar 3, 2015, Toronto Star)

Toothpaste startup hopes to brush away competition

He doesn't call his new product toothpaste, but rather a dental gel. It claims to be more than twice as effective than traditional toothpaste, a product consumers spend $1.8 billion on each year. Despite that, 90 percent of adults have gum inflammation ...(Mar 3, 2015, CBS News)

LOMA LINDA: Free dental screenings offered

A press release from the school says screening will be performed by graduating students who are seeking patients in need of specific dental treatments, including fillings and teeth cleanings. Patients who qualify will be offered the needed dental work ...(Mar 3, 2015, Press-Enterprise)

The horror in your patient's eyes says it all. You accidentally uttered words you should never say in front of unsuspecting patients. You may have just sent them on the fast track to another dental practice, taking any hopes of future business and new ...(Mar 3, 2015, Dentistry IQ)

'One-man health hazard' dentist sentenced in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. — A man who authorities said operated an unsanctioned mobile dentistry service in Santa Fe was sentenced to six years in prison after customers detailed his poor work. State District Court Judge Glenn Ellington called Mexican national ...(Mar 3, 2015, Rock Hill Herald (press release))

Beginning the exploration process in dentistry

Perhaps the most exciting moments in dentistry are when you gain an understanding of a concept, apply it, and see favorable results. You will never go back, because satisfaction has been found within this new status quo. Oftentimes, just seeing and ...(Mar 3, 2015, Dentistry IQ)

The school announced Monday that it has allowed 12 male dentistry students to return to clinical practice less than two months after they were suspended for allegedly participating in a Facebook page that contained sexually violent content about female ...(Mar 3, 2015, Huffington Post Canada)

Siloam police seeking man suspected of illegal dentistry

Siloam Springs police are looking for a man who practiced dentistry without a license, targeting Hispanic families in Siloam Springs in September, according to a news release. Jesus Enrique Lopez-Portillo claimed to be a "missionary dentist," and ...(Mar 3, 2015, Arkansas Online)

Siloam police seeking man suspected of illegal dentistry

Siloam Springs police are looking for a man who practiced dentistry without a license, targeting Hispanic families in Siloam Springs in September, according to a news release. Jesus Enrique Lopez-Portillo claimed to be a "missionary dentist," and ...(Mar 3, 2015, Arkansas Online)

Film screening, dental clinic and other events planned

The Free Clinic of Simi Valley and the Ventura County Dental Hygienists' Association will hold its annual Make a Difference Day dental clinic for children from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Free Clinic of Simi Valley's Dental Clinic, 2060 Tapo St ...(Mar 3, 2015, Ventura County Star)

Dalhousie dentistry whistleblower, still suspended, says school blames him

The Dalhousie dentistry student who said he blew the whistle on misogyny among fellow students now says the school is unfairly blaming him for “adverse publicity” over the incident. According to Ryan Millet's lawyer, a university officer argued during ...(Mar 3, 2015, The Globe and Mail)

Students get free dental care, brushing tips

Hundreds of students at Joaquin Miller Elementary received free dental care and tips recently through the Burbank-based Kids' Community Dental Clinic, which provides free care to children at up to 60 schools each year. About 30% of the kids the clinic ...(Mar 3, 2015, Burbank Leader)

Open Wide: Dental Myths Debunked

Larry Lieberman, DDS, from General, Cosmetic, and Laser Dentistry in Palm Harbor, Florida says at one point or another, most of us will have a dental problem. “Periodontal disease affects over 85% of the population. That's a really big deal,” Lieberman ...(Mar 3, 2015, KSAT San Antonio)

A few needed things dentistry can do for all of us...

A few needed things dentistry can do for all of us...(Mar 3, 2015, Llano County Journal)